The finding, reported by The New York Times April 16, builds on generations of inquiry into whether life exists beyond Earth....
Tam Dao has been appointed Rice University’s first associate vice president of campus safety and research security. His first day in this role will be...
Humanities disciplines, especially medical humanities, shouldn’t just be consulted at the end of the development pipeline when systems are being evalu...
At the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies’ 15th annual Undergraduate Design Competition, the future of global health innovation was on f...
Humanities Days offered Rice students the chance to present their research and creative work in panels, poster sessions and art presentations....
A team of Rice researchers has developed a new way to control light interactions using a specially engineered structure called a 3D photonic-crystal ...
In a classroom filled with the sounds of singing, storytelling and lively conversation, young children at Rice University’s Oral and Written Language ...
As Rice prepares to celebrate the Class of 2025 at commencement May 9-10, Rice News is spotlighting a collection of standout seniors....
The Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie) has introduced the 2025 Rice Innovation Fellows cohort, a dynamic group set to lead the f...
Rice hosted a timely and intimate conversation about the personal and political fallout that continues to ripple across the Gulf Coast....
Rice launches a first-of-its-kind collaboration: the Texas Linguistics Consortium....
More than 50 Rice University students, faculty and staff visited the Texas Capitol in Austin April 14 for a day of advocacy, connection and celebratio...
Wishes and consequences: Lovett Theater presents ‘Into the Woods’ Nov. 7-9
November 5, 2024
Rice’s Lovett Theater is back after a 15-year hiatus with “Into the Woods,” a spellbinding production that brings together iconic fairy-tale characters in a story about wish fulfillment, its consequences and the complexities of life.
Rice student group brings awareness to lung cancer
November 5, 2024
Rice American Lung Cancer Screening Initiative, the local branch of the national student-led nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness of and access to lung cancer screening, is bringing attention to lung cancer during National Lung Cancer Awareness Month in November.
WaTER Institute leads the charge in making cleaner water through nanotech
November 5, 2024
Providing access to safe drinking water can save more lives than doctors
Aston Martin F1 Team brings race car, conversation series to Rice campus
November 5, 2024
The Aston Martin Formula One Team (AMF1) and Motorsport Culture Collective (MCC) hosted an evening of panel discussions on the commercial side of racing at Rice this month. Students from Rice as well as Texas Southern University piled into Kraft Hall’s auditorium to listen to panelists from AMF1 personnel and partners such as Valvoline and were treated to a networking event in the courtyard outside Rice’s Valhalla with food provided by Trill Burger.
Alumni Weekend highlights Rice’s growth, alumni success
November 4, 2024
Rice’s Alumni Weekend welcomed alumni, students, faculty, staff and the community for a weekend of festivities, fellowship and football Nov. 1-2. Part Homecoming and part class reunion, Owls reconnected and contemplated the past, present and future of the beloved institution.
Rep. Dan Crenshaw hosts leading Rice bioengineer at health care innovation summit
November 4, 2024
Rice bioengineer Omid Veiseh joined U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, in conversation at Crenshaw’s annual event showcasing health care innovation.
Rice students illustrate campus life in new French comics course
November 4, 2024
When Rice’s Julie Fette was brainstorming for fall 2024 courses in the Department of Modern and Classical Literatures and Cultures, one of the ideas she landed on was French Comics (FREN 322).
Rice takes down Navy on homecoming night
November 4, 2024
The Rice Owls handed their interim head coach Pete Alamar a 24-10 win over Navy in his debut Nov. 2.
November 4, 2024
Rice is gearing up for Election Day on campus Nov. 5.
Rice Theatre wraps ‘The Comedy of Errors,’ full recording available online
November 3, 2024
Rice Theatre recently wrapped its production of William Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors,” a masterful blend of wit, whimsy and wordplay that enchanted audiences with its delightful pandemonium. The play ran Oct. 18-26 at Hamman Hall.